Cheesecake Factory reported solid quarterly earnings on October 27, with CEO David Overton crediting new menu items, a rewards program and social media engagement. Revenue rose 15% in Q3, twice Texas Roadhouse's growth, and the stock has tripled in two years and is up 105% this year against 15% for Nvidia. The discussion has widened beyond the results to a political back-and-forth after Obama said the White House looked like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's lunch there on Monday.